The Cyprus Tree Ceramic Tile Murals

The Cyprus Tree Ceramic Tile Mural

Size 60cmx90cm

The story of the Cyprus Tree

Cyprus Tree or Cypress Tree, Cupressus sempervirens, was the first choice for Iranian Gardens. In all of the famous Persian Gardens, such as Fin Garden, Shazdeh Garden, Dowlat-Abad, and others, this tree plays a central role in their design. The oldest living Cypress is the Sarv-e-Abarkooh in Iran’s Yazd Province. Its age is estimated to be approximately 4,000 years. It is also known for its very durable, scented wood, used most famously for the doors of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome. Cypress used to be used in distilleries as staves to hold mash ferments to make alcohol before the invention of stainless steel.[3] Commonly seen throughout New Mexico, the Mediterranean Cypress is also known as the “drama tree” because of its tendency to bend with even the slightest of breezes. The tile mural which you see is design with its roots deep in the studios of the Kutahya Armenian potters from where the Balian studio originates. You will see similar murals in the blue mosque and in various palaces in the Middle East.

Client installations & Design Ideas for the use of The Tree of Life tile mural

combination of the Cyprus Tree mural with that of the Palm Tree tile mural

All of our murals can be modified in size as long as the height to width ratio of the tile mural is not distorted too much. The tile murals are also fire to a maximum temperature of about 1000 Centigrade so as to have maximum durability for both interior and exterior use. These tile murals can also be used for floor tile installations